thu thuỷ

See also: Thu Thuỷ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

thu thủy

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 秋水, composed of 秋 and 水.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰu˧˧ tʰwi˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˧˧ tʰwɪj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˧˧ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

(literary) the waters of autumn
- 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)‎, published 1866, lines 25–26:
  灡(Làn)秋(thu)水(thuỷ)濕(thấp)春(xuân)山(sơn)
  花(Hoa)悭(ghen)輸(thua)𧺀(thắm)柳(liễu)𪬡(hờn)歛(kém)撑(xanh)
  Her eyes: soul-deep liquid pools of autumn lake water.
  Her eyebrows: silhouettes of mount’n crests in spring.
  Flowers envied her captivating looks.
  Willows grieved at her youthful freshness.
(figurative) limpid eyes of a beautiful woman

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